How do I get to bios from Command Prompt?
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© Lenovo. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is a program that is used to boot your computer system as soon as you turn it on. The BIOS controls all your input and output operations during the boot process as well as when your PC is running. Normally, users don't interact with the BIOS directly because the BIOS interface doesn't appear unless you want to enter it yourself. In this article, we will explain some methods through which you can access the BIOS on Windows 10 PC. Three Ways of Accessing the BIOS in a Windows 10 PCIn order to access the BIOS in Windows 10 PC, you can make use of any of the three methods listed below: Method # 1: Use the Settings Application to Access BIOSIn this method, we will tell you how you can access the BIOS on Windows 10 PC using the Settings application. For doing this, you will need to perform the following steps: Type settings in the search section of your taskbar and click on the search result to launch the settings window. The newly opened Settings window is shown in the following image: Click on the Update and Security tab as highlighted in the image shown above. Now click on the Recovery tab as shown in the image below: As soon as you will click on it, the Recovery settings window will appear on the screen as shown in the following image: Click on the Restart Now button as highlighted in the image shown above. After clicking on this button, some options will appear on your screen. Click on the Troubleshoot option. Then click on the Advanced Options. Choose UEFI Firmware Settings from the Advanced Options. Finally, click on the Restart button. As soon as your PC will restart after this process, you will be in the BIOS. Method # 2: Using Windows Command Prompt to Acess BIOSIn this method, we will tell you how you can access the BIOS in Windows 10 PC using the Command Prompt utility. For doing this, you will need to perform the following steps: You will need to launch the Command Prompt with administrative privileges. In order to do this, type cmd in the search section of your taskbar and click on the search result to launch a pop-up menu. This menu is shown in the following image: Click on the Run as Administrator option from this menu as highlighted in the image shown above. As soon as you will click on it, the Command Prompt Administrative window will immediately launch as shown in the image below: Now type the command shutdown.exe /r /o in your Command Prompt and then press enter. This command is highlighted in the following image: As soon as you will press the enter key, your computer system will go into restart mode and display some options. Choose the Troubleshoot option. Then click on the Advanced Options. Select the UEFI Firmware Settings from the Advanced Options. Finally, click on the Restart button in order to access the BIOS on Windows 10 PC. Method # 3: Use Shutdown Option to Access BIOS from Windows 10In this method, we will tell you how you can access the BIOS in Windows 10 PC through the shutdown options. For doing this, you will need to perform the following steps:
ConclusionBy following any of the three methods discussed in this article, you can easily access the BIOS on a Windows 10 PC, you can also access advanced startup options. It is not necessary that all of these options will work for your PC. However, one of them surely will. Hence, you will need to try out every method one by one in order to know which method is designed for getting your Windows 10 PC into BIOS. Can I access BIOS from Command Prompt?Using the Command Prompt in Windows
Select Command Prompt or CMD. The Command Prompt window appears. Type wmic bios get smbiosbiosversion and then press Enter. The string of letters and numbers following SMBBIOSBIOSVersion is the BIOS version.
Can you change BIOS settings from CMD?How can I change BIOS settings from CMD? You can access BIOS from cmd by: Click on the "Start" menu and select "Run." Type "D:/>wmic bios get /format:list" to bring up a list of the BIOS settings.
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